Clinico-Pathologic Findings in Young Pigs Fed Different Levels of Selenium,Vitamin E and Antioxidant

A randomized, blocked 2³ factorial experiment was conducted with 48 young pigs. The treatment factors were: 2 levels of selenium (55 and 115 µg/kg), 2 levels of vitamin E (3 and 53 mg/kg) and 2 levels of the antioxidant feed additive Ethoxyquin (0 and 150 mg/kg). All pigs were kept in single pens and fed ad libitum throughout the experimental period of 9 weeks, i.e. from 3 to 12 weeks of age.Plasma, heart, liver and muscle Se levels as well as whole blood glutathione peroxidase activity (EC 1.11.1.9 GSH-Px) were significantly higher in pigs given a dietary supplement of Se than in pigs given no supplement of Se (P ≤ 0.001). The Se-supplemented pigs showed a tendency to lower mean serum transaminase activity (ASAT and ALAT) than unsupplemented pigs, but the influence was significant (P ≤ 0.05) only for the ALAT activity.Blood vit. E levels were higher for pigs receiving a supplement of vit. E than for unsupplemented pigs (P ≤ 0.001), and so was the resistance of red blood cells against lipid peroxidation (ELP), as expressed by lower ELP values.There were no effects of Ethoxyquin supplementation on the biochemical variables included in the study.The histological examination of heart muscle showed that the score for changes was negatively influenced by both Se and vit. E supplement (P ≤ 0.001) and to some extent also by Ethoxyquin supplement (P ≤ 0.05). The histological picture of m. long dorsi was influenced only by the vit. E supplement (P ≤ 0.01). No histological changes were found in the liver in this study. There were inverse relationships between whole blood GSH-Px defluorescence time and blood Se, and between ELP and whole blood vit. E (P ≤ 0.001).     

Effects of Selenium Administration on Erythrocyte and Blood Plasma Glutathione Peroxidase Activity in Goats

The activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px, E.G. 1.11.1.9.) was determined in heparinized whole blood, blood plasma and washed erythrocytes from goats before and up to 4 weeks after the administration of selenium (0.4 mg/10 kg BW) and vitamin E (20 mg/10 kg BW) or only vit. E (20 mg/10 kg BW). It was found that Se administration caused a significant increase in enzyme activity in whole blood and washed erythrocytes first detected 2 weeks after the intramuscular injection of Se. No changes were observed in plasma from the treated animals. Minor and insignificant changes were seen in the vit. E treated control animals. It is concluded that GSH-Px activity in blood plasma or serum is of no value as a short-term indicator of the selenium status of goats but whole blood is a good indicator of the long-term status.     

硒,维生素E对鸡体脂质过氧化的影响

２１日龄健康肉鸡８０只,随机分为４组（每组２０只）,分别在基础饲料中添加维生素Ｅ（ＶＥ）＋硒（Ｓｅ）、ＶＥ、Ｓｅ和不添加任何物质。ＶＥ添加量为１００ｍｇ／ｋｇ,Ｓｅ添加量为０．５ｍｇ／ｋｇ。试验期为５周。试验结束,立即采取血液、肝脏、胸肌、腿肌样品,分别于２ｈ内和冷藏（２℃）４８ｈ后检测其谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（ＧＳＨ－Ｐｘ）和超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）的活性以及丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）含量。结果表明,添加ＶＥ和／或Ｓｅ的３个试验组肉鸡的ＧＳＨ－Ｐｘ、ＳＯＤ活性均显著高于对照组,ＭＤＡ含量显著低于对照组,提示饲料中添加ＶＥ和／或Ｓｅ,均可增强鸡体的抗氧化效果。ＶＥ和Ｓｅ联用显示明显的协同效应。     

Selenium and vitamin E deficiency in pigs. II. Influence on plasma selenium, vitamin E, ASAT and ALAT and on tissue selenium.

The effect of dietary selenium (Se) and vitamin E (Vit. E) in pigs on Se and Vit. E in plasma and on Se in tissue from liver, heart, m. long, dorsi and m. psoas major was studied; and furthermore was the influence on the enzymes ASAT and ALAT studied.Two levels of Se were used, 0.03 and 0.06 mg Se per kg feed. Within each Se level 2 levels of Vit. E were used, 15 and 45 i. u. per kg feed. This resulted in 4 groups: 1. low Se and low Vit. E; 2. low Se and high Vit. E; 3. high Se and low Vit. E; 4. high Se and high Vit. E.Ten% of all pigs fed low Se, and 4% of the pigs fed low Se and high Vit. E diet died with severe symptoms of Se deficiency. None of the pigs fed the high Se diet died with such symptoms. Plasma Se determinations have been shown to indicate the Se status in pigs almost as accurately as liver Se determination. ASAT and ALAT enzyme determinations were not of any diagnostic value.There was a good agreement between dietary Vit. E level and the corresponding levels in plasma. Oxidized herring oil seems to enhance the Vit. E need.     

Effect of Dietary Fat Quality and Vitamin E on the Antioxidant Potential of Pigs

A randomized blocked factorial experiment was conducted with 90 young pigs. From 4 to 11 weeks of age the pigs were kept in individual pens and fed a selenium supplemented basal diet consisting mostly of propionic acid treated barley, soybean meal and dried skim milk, and containing < 0.5 mg vitamin E per kg. The treatment factors during this period were 3 dietary levels of added vitamin E (nil, 10 and 30 mg/kg) and a 6 % supplement of fresh or oxidized fat (2/3 lard and 1/3 herring oil). From 11 weeks of age until slaughter at 90 kg the pigs received the vitamin E supplements but no fat or dried skim milk. The basal diet for this later experimental period was based on untreated dry barley. Blood samples collected during the period of investigation were examined for vitamin E and for resistance against erythrocyte lipid peroxidation (ELP) in order to evaluate the antioxidant status.Analysis of variance and Student’s t-test on least squares means showed the ELP to be influenced independently by the vitamin E supplement and, during the fat feeding period, by the quality of the fat supplement, with the highest peroxidation resistance (low ELP) in the groups fed fresh fat and a high level of vitamin E. Blood vitamin E level was only influenced — positively — by the vitamin E supplement although variations in the feed vitamin E level below 10–15 mg vitamin E per kg did not result in corresponding variations in measurable blood vitamin E concentrations. In the same low range of vitamin E in the feed there was a statistically significant difference in ELP values between the different vitamin E treatment groups. No clinical manifestations of selenium-vitamin E deficiency were observed in the pigs.The ELP and the plasma vitamin E levels observed would seem to suggest that a total of 15 mg vitamin E per kg barley-based feed will not always be sufficient for growing pigs.     

Selenium and vitamin E deficiency in pigs. I. Influence on growth and reproduction.

The effect of selenium (Se) and vitamin E (Vit. E) on reproductive performance, growth and health was studied in pigs. Two levels of Se were used, 0.03 and 0.06 nag per kg feed. The major component of the experimental diets was barley originating from soil which had formerly produced crops with a very low content of Se. Prior to seeding, the area was divided into 2 plots, 1 of which was treated with Se in the form of sodium selenite, 100 g Se per ha. The use of Se enriched fertilizer was an effective way of increasing the Se concentration of the grain. Thus the concentration of Se in the barley produced on the treated area was 5 times higher than in barley from the untreated one.Vit. E was added at a level of 30 i.u. per kg feed, and the concentrations were approx. 15 and 45 i.u. in the basal and experimental diets, respectively.The higher level of Se or Vit. E was not significantly associated with milk yield of the sow, litter size, birth weight or haemoglobin levels. However, there was a tendency to an increase in milk yield of the sows following additions of Se plus Vit. E, and litter size was slightly higher from sows which had received an addition of Vit. E. The concentration of Se and Vit. E was much higher in colostrum than in sow milk, and additions of dietary Se and Vit. E were associated with marked increases in the concentrations of these compounds in both colostrum and sow milk. There was a moderately improving effect of a high Se concentration in feed on growth rate and feed utilization. Low dietary levels of Se and Vit. E were followed by increased mortality rate in piglets; iron toxicity in connection with iron treatment was observed in piglets on low dietary Vit. E. Symptoms characteristic of PSE were not observed in the Se and Vit. E deficient pigs.     

Investigation into selenium requirement of growing turkeys offered a diet supplemented with two levels of vitamin E

To evaluate dietary selenium (Se) requirement in turkeys offered a diet supplemented with two levels of vitamin E (VE), 96 newly hatched male BIG 6^® chicks (58.4 ± 4.12 g) were divided into eight groups of 12 animals each and fed maize soya diets containing 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.30 mg Se/kg from sodium selenate in combination either with the natural VE content (approximately 10 IU/kg) or with a VE addition of 50 IU/kg. Animals from all the groups were highly performant and their final body weights (1746 ± 190 g) after 35 days on experiment were not significantly different. According to its dietary supply, Se concentration in the liver and plasma increased dose dependently. Independent of dietary VE, the activities of GPx3 in plasma and of GPx1 in liver and breast muscle increased to a larger extent in turkeys supplemented with 0.10 and 0.20 mg Se/kg in relation to animals with low marginal Se supply (0.05 mg/kg). Supplementation of 0.30 mg Se/kg only slightly increased further selenoprotein activities. 2‐Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in the liver were strongly reduced by dietary VE, but not by Se. Plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine kinase (CK) activities did not show muscular lesions in none of the groups. Although there were no signs of muscular lesions even in turkeys with marginal Se and moderate VE supply, the activity of selenoproteins in various organs increased up to 0.30 mg Se/kg diet, independent of VE supply. It was concluded that for growing turkeys the Se supply should meet at least a level of 0.20 mg/kg diet as currently recommended by the National Research Council and Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie. Vitamin E addition confirmed the particular function of the vitamin as a lipid antioxidant and should be taken into consideration when diets with high PUFA concentrations are fed.     

不同硒水平对猪和大鼠的生长性能、组织硒含量、血GSH-Px活性的影响及比较

采用仔猪36头和大鼠144只,在低硒玉米—豆饼基础日粮上,以亚硒酸钠形式添加0、0·02、0.1、0.5、2.5、12.5ppm的硒,分别测定了不同硒水平对猪、大鼠生长性能、组织硒含量和血GSH-Px活性的影响,并在此基础上对两者进行了比较。试验结果表明,高硒和低硒都能影响猪、大鼠的生长性能及各组织硒含量,大鼠的反应较敏感;猪、大鼠血GSH-Px活性的对数值在一定范围内均随饲料硒水平的增加而升高。因此认为,通过大鼠亦能迅速捕捉到猪体试验的某些结果,可作为猪模拟或预备性试验的较为敏感、经济的动物。     

Ultrastructure of Colonic Epithelial Cells in Vitamin E and Selenium Deficient Pigs

Pigs deficient in vitamin E and selenium had a decreased contrast of the intracellular membranes compared with pigs supplemented with vitamin E and selenium. Other common changes in the deficient animals included a reduced number of microvilli, with a short and irregular appearance, numerous swollen mitochondria with empty spaces and intercellular oedema. It is suggested that these morphological changes are attributed to the insufficient supply of vitamin E and selenium, though it is not excluded that particular intestinal factors may participate in the development of the lesions.     

日粮添加氧化鱼油及硒和维生素E对育肥猪生产性能的影响

试验旨在研究氧化鱼油对育肥猪后期生产性能和冷藏生猪肉肉质的影响以及硒和维生素E的抗氧化作用。将40头DLY杂交猪(59.4kg)分为4个处理,对照组和3个添加剂组(0.3mg/kg硒,100mg/kg维生素E,0.3mg/kg硒+100mg/kg维生素E)。试猪平均体重为81.3kg时,将每个处理的10头猪各分为2组,分别在日粮中添加5%新鲜和氧化鱼油,试猪于平均体重109.8kg时屠宰取样。结果表明:①各处理组血清乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)和冷藏0~6d肉样的TVB-N、pH、L*无显著差异。②氧化鱼油显著提高肌肉丙二醛(MDA)含量,肉色b*值和血清尿素氮(BUN)、丙二醛(MDA)(P0.05);③油脂和添加剂在日增重(ADG)、滴水损失、肉色a*值、血清超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)活性上表现显著的互作效应(P0.05)。本试验结果表明育肥后期添加5%氧化鱼油5周,对冷藏2d肉样b*值和2、4d肉样MDA含量有显著影响,硒和维生素E表现显著的抗氧化效应和与氧化鱼油的互作效应,硒+维生素E的添加在氧化鱼油组的作用效应大于新鲜鱼油组。     

低硒雏鸡口服亚硒酸钠后机体硒浓度及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶的活性动态变化规律

低硒雏鸡口服亚硒酸钠后,对不同时间血液（清）、肝、肾、胰、心、脾硒浓度及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性的动态变化规律测定。结果发现随着硒浓度的变化,酶活性也发生相应变化,但１９２ｈ后肾、脾酶活性出现第２次升高而其硒浓度仍降低。值得注意的是酶活性的变化总滞后于硒浓度的变化     

Combined Therapeutic Effect of Dietary Selenium and Vitamin Ε on Manifested Vesd Syndrome in Weaned Pigs

By using a therapeutic dietary supplementation in pigs, which had developed the vitamin Ε and selenium deficiency (VESD) syndrome, the same amounts of α-tocopheryl acetate and selenium were found to be effective as under prophylactic conditions. The experiment thus supported the conclusions that the addition of 5 mg DL-α-tocopheryl acetate/kg and 135 μg selenium/kg to a diet, which contained only traces of vitamin Ε and selenium, represents a level of minimal requirement. Glutathione peroxidase activity in blood serum was used to evaluate the selenium status in pigs. A modified method for determination of tocopherol in fat tissue was described. The addition of 15 mg α-tocopheryl acetate/kg diet was demonstrated to be sufficient to maintain the tocopherol stores in body fat at an unchanged level.     

日粮中添加Se和VE对蛋鸡生产性能及蛋品质的影响

为探索不同剂量的Ｓｅ和ＶＥ对蛋鸡生产性能及蛋品质的影响，我们选用３２周龄罗曼蛋鸡７２只，随机分成６组。在基础日粮含Ｓｅ０．１ｍｇ／ｋｇ基础上，添加Ｎａ２ＳｅＯ３－ＶＥ粉，各组Ｓｅ的添加水平分别是每公斤日粮０、０．５、１．０、１．５、２．０、３．０ｍｇ，ＶＥ添加水平分别是０、４１．６６、８３．３２、１２４．９８、１６６．６４、２４９．９６ＩＵ。实验期８周。结果表明，添加１ｍｇ／ｋｇＳｅ、８３．３２ＩＵＶＥ组鸡产蛋率显著高于其他各组；各组鸡蛋重随Ｓｅ水平的提高有下降趋势，但差异不显著；蛋品质各组差异不显著。     

在母鹿饲粮中添加维生素E粉、不同硒添加剂对母、仔鹿的影响

本试验选择经产的梅花母鹿240头,随机分成4组,在基础饲粮中分别添加①维生素E粉加无结晶水亚硒酸钠,②维生素E粉加黄芪粉,③维生素E粉加大蒜泥,④空白对照组4处理.试验结果表明,母鹿经药物处理后,情期受胎率较对照组显著提高(P<0.01),但其中①组效果最好.①、②、③组仔鹿出生率和成活率显著提高(P<0.01),而母、子鹿患缺硒病率较对照组明显著降低(P<0.01),分别降低6.67%、11.11%.①、②、③组仔鹿患其他疾病率较对照组也显著降低(P<0.01).     

日粮添加酵母硒及维生素E对苏禽3号肉鸡肉品质和抗氧化能力的影响

试验旨在研究酵母硒及维生素E单独或者联合添加对苏禽3号肉鸡生长性能、肌肉品质、抗氧化能力及基因表达的影响.试验选择体重相近的苏禽3号肉鸡240只,随机分为4组,每组60只.分别为对照组、350 μg/kg酵母硒添加组(试验1组)、50 mg/kg维生素E添加组(试验2组)、350 pg/kg酵母硒+50 mg/kg维生...     

A Protective Effect of Vitamin E and Selenium in Ameliorating the Immunotoxicity of Malathion in Chicks

A study was conducted to determine whether a combination of vitamin E and selenium was able to counteract the immunosuppressive effects of chronic toxicity of malathion in chicks. The chicks were divided into three groups. The first group received malathion 10 mg/kg body weight; the second group received the same dose of malathion but was supplemented with vitamin E and selenium for 60 days; and the third group served as the control. The concentration of total immunoglobulins and circulatory immune complexes decreased following the administration of malathion, whereas the supplementation of the diet with vitamin E and selenium partially counteracted this effect. The histopathological changes in the bursa of Fabricius due to malathion were consistent with these findings. Supplementation with vitamin E and selenium partially ameliorated the degenerative changes in the bursa of Fabricius. Sodhi, S., Sharma, A. and Brar, R.S., 2006. A protective effect of vitamin E and selenium in ameliorating the immunotoxicity of malathion in chicks. Veterinary Research Communications, 30(8), 935–942     

饲粮锌、硒和维生素E水平对经产母猪繁殖性能及相关参数的影响

选择年龄、体重、胎次、繁殖性能较一致的二元杂经产母猪 (长白×约克 ) 2 7头 ,采用 L9( 34 )正交表安排试验 ,共 9个试验组 ,每组 3个重复。饲粮锌、硒和维生素 E均设置 3个水平 :锌 4 5、85、12 5 m g/ kg;硒 0 .10、0 .2 5、0 .4 0 mg/ kg;维生素 E15、30、4 5 IU/ kg。研究了饲粮微量养分锌、硒和维生素 E对经产母猪相关参数的影响规律。结果表明 :( 1)饲粮中含锌量 85 mg/ kg、含硒量 0 .4 0 m g/ kg、含维生素 E量 4 5 IU / kg时 ,可以获得最多的窝产仔数 ( P<0 .10 ) ,分别为( 10 .3± 1.0 )头、( 10 .2± 1.2 )头、( 10 .3± 1.0 )头 ;母猪断奶返情时间间隔也最短 ( P<0 .0 5 )。 ( 2 )经产妊娠母猪血清雌激素浓度在妊娠期保持相对高水平 ;孕激素妊娠前期保持相对高水平 ,后期则保持相对低水平 ,是发挥母猪繁殖潜力的保证。 ( 3)经产母猪喂给含锌量 85 mg/ kg、含硒量 0 .4 0 mg/ kg、含维生素 E量 4 5 IU/ kg的饲粮时 ,血清总蛋白含量最高 ( P<0 .10 ) ,血清尿素浓度最低 ( P<0 .10 ) ,提示有更多的蛋白质在母体和胎儿累积。 ( 4 )血清 GSH- Px活力妊娠后期比妊娠前期低 ,提示妊娠后期比妊娠前期母体和胎儿代谢过程产生的过氧化物更多。综合所考察的参数显示 ,经产母猪饲粮中含锌 85 mg/ kg、     

The Influences of Dietary Selenium and Vitamin E Intakes on Milk Somatic Cell Counts and Mastitis in Cows

Dietary supplements of selenium and vitamin E in greater amounts than are required for nutritional adequacy can have complementary functions in reducing somatic cell counts and both the severity and duration of clinical mastitis. Selenium inadequacy is geographically widespread and can frequently be a year-round problem. In contrast, an adequate intake of fresh grass and quality grass silage or other green, leafy material should provide adequate vitamin E. Many observations indicate that in farm situations where there is good udder hygiene and where long-acting antibiotic treatment is given at drying off, significant correlations are found between the mean bulk milk somatic cell counts and the blood selenium concentration or glutathione peroxidase activity in the blood, even where plasma vitamin E concentration is fully adequate. The accompanying reduced incidence of clinically affected quarters diminishes the need for corrective antibiotic treatment during lactation. Presentation of selenium and vitamin E within a sustained-release rumen bolus system during the dry period and into the succeeding lactation is a convenient means of supplementation to avoid over- or under-consumption by individual cows within a group. Adequate hygiene of the environment, the milking equipment and the udder are essential.     

The Influences of Dietary Intakes and Supplementation with Selenium and Vitamin E on Reproduction Diseases and Reproductive Efficiency in Cattle and Sheep

Retained placenta, endometritis, cystic ovaries and low conception rates are often considered as interconnected conditions in cattle. Wide ranges in amounts of selenium and vitamin E supplements have been advised in late-pregnancy diets and, frequently, they can be synergistically beneficial. Animals at grass or with other green foods should be of adequate vitamin E status, but dietary selenium deficiencies are both more frequent and severe. Selenium status is important for superovulation in cattle and multiple births in ewes because of its importance in sperm transport and establishment of ova. However, the potential toxicity of selenium-enriched feed supplements restricts their use on a free-access basis. Giving sodium selenite or selenate by injection provides only a short-term response in the plasma. Barium selenate given in oil by injection provides a more durable response but has potential tissue residue problems. Compressed metallic selenium powder with iron powder in high-density reticulo-ruminal pellets gives sustained release, but uncertainties regarding possible surface coating and the variable effects of selenium particle size may require additional grinders to ensure prolonged release. Neither reticulo-ruminal pellets of such composition nor barium selenate by injection may be used worldwide because only sodium selenite and selenate have general regulatory approval. A sustained-release multi-trace element/vitamin rumen bolus system effective for several months has increased lambing percentages in ewes, and increased herd conception rates and reduced the spread of calving for herds of beef cattle.     

Variation in Vitamin E,Glutathione Peroxidase and Retinol Concentrations in Blood Plasma of Primiparous Sows and their Piglets,and in Vitamin E,Selenium and Retinol Contents in Sows' Milk

The concentrations of vitamin E, glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and retinol were analysed in blood plasma of six primiparous sows during gestation and lactation and in their suckling piglets, and the concentrations of vitamin E, selenium and retinol were analysed in colostrum and in sows' milk. During late gestation the concentrations of vitamin E and retinol in blood plasma increased slowly while no changes were found for GSH-Px. This was followed by a large decline on the day of farrowing, when the lowest mean values of 1.07 mg, 0.15 mg and 2879 U per litre (l) of blood plasma, respectively, were recorded. During lactation the concentrations of vitamin E, GSH-Px and retinol in blood plasma of the sows increased to levels observed during late gestation. The highest mean concentrations of vitamin E (17.9 mg kg- 1 ), selenium (200 w g l- 1 ) and retinol (2.45 mg kg- 1 ) were found in colostrum, but with a large variation between sows. One week postpartum the concentrations of vitamin E, selenium and retinol in sow milk had decreased, on average by 86, 68 and 71%, respectively, after which only small changes occurred. Mean concentrations of vitamin E (1.77 mg l- 1 ), GSH-Px (682 U l- 1 ) and retinol (0.07 mg l- 1 ) were low in the blood plasma of the piglets at birth, but a large increase was observed on the next sampling occasion at the age of 3 days (vitamin E: 5.31 mg l- 1 ; GSH-Px: 996 U l- 1 ; retinol: 0.19 mg l- 1 ). The mean concentration of vitamin E in blood plasma of the piglets declined thereafter until the age of 6 weeks (1.04 mg l- 1 ), when there was a small increase, while the mean concentrations of GSH-Px and retinol continued to increase during the suckling period. A high correlation was found between the concentration of vitamin E in blood plasma and sidefat thickness of the sows (r = 0.94), and between the concentration of vitamin E in colostrum and vitamin E in blood plasma of the sows on the day of farrowing (r =0.77). High correlations were also found between the concentration of vitamin E in the blood plasma of the piglets at 3 days and 5 weeks of age and the concentration of vitamin E in colostrum (r = 0.78) and (r =0.89), respectively. The results indicate that vitamin E storage in the adipose tissues of the sow has a great influence on the supply of vitamin E via colostrum and milk to the piglet.